Synonyms of obesity

obesity

noun

ō-ˈbē-sə-tē 

as in fatness

the condition of having an excess of body fat

obesity has been linked to a number of health risks, such as heart disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fatness
• fat
• weight
• adiposity
• corpulence
• corpulency
• chubbiness
• plumpness
• rotundity
• pudginess
• fattiness
• fleshiness
• grossness
• embonpoint
• stoutness
• portliness
• heaviness
• pursiness
• bulkiness
• huskiness
• burliness
• endomorphy
• brawniness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thinness
• leanness
• slenderness
• slimness
• fitness
• reediness
• svelteness
• trimness
• skinniness
• weediness
• gauntness
• scrawniness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obesity

When popular obesity and weight loss drugs were in shortage in recent years, the company could legally sell copycat versions at a discount. — Jacqueline Corba, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

The South in particular faces higher rates of obesity and other health challenges that have further reduced the pool of eligible recruits and contributed to higher injury rates during basic training, according to service data. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Doctors are increasingly warning that rapid weight loss can strip away muscle mass alongside fat, and figuring out how to protect that muscle is now one of the most urgent questions in obesity medicine. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

The difference between abdominal and subcutaneous fat highlights a major concern about obesity along with a major limitation of BMI. — Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026